WEBINAR: Make Sure Local Tax Refunds Aren’t “Left on the table”

The new report, Left on the table,  estimates how much each California county is losing and how much it stands to gain from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Californians are missing out on more than one billion dollars in unclaimed EITC refunds. That’s not just hurting families throughout our state, but local economies as well.

On Friday, March 19th, the Asset Building Program hosted an online discussion to learn more about the report’s findings and how they can be put to work during the tax season final push. The report’s authors described their research and how to find information on your county in the report. Speakers from tax prep outreach organizations throughout the state offered suggestions on how to use the report as an outreach and advocacy tool as April 15 approaches. 

Our program also presented a sample press release, and discussed how we have been using the data to increase awareness of this important program.

The slides and audio are available at right- together, they encapsulate the discussion for those who may have missed it.

Participants

Antonio Avalos and Sean Alley
Assistant Professors of Economics, California State University, Fresno
Co-authors of the report, Left on the Table

Kelly Batson
Regional Director, Earn It! Keep It! Save It!
United Way Bay Area

Olivia Calderon
Legislative Director, California Asset Building Program
New America Foundation

Bob Cohen
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of Orange County

Joseph Martinez
Research Manager
United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Walen Ngo
Program Officer, Financial Stability
United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Maria Sotero
Program Associate, California Asset Building Program
New America Foundation